Including Families and Communities in Urban Education

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Cover; Half Title; Series page; Including Families and Communities in Urban Education; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; Contents; Series Editors' Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: Understanding Family and Community Inclusion and Engagement; Part I: Structure; Chapter 2: Metaphor as Insight into Parents' Conceptualizations of their Role in School Improvement; Chapter 3: The Role of Leadership in Forging Family-School-Community Relationships; Chapter 4: Parent Empowerment through Organizing for Collective Action; Part II: Culture; Chapter 5: Listening to Parent Voices. Chapter 6: Fostering Inclusive Educational Environments for American Indian Parents and Families in Urban Schools and CommunitiesChapter 7: Learning to Organize for Educational Change; Chapter 8: Pioneer Parents and Creating Pathways for Involvement; Part III: Agency; Chapter 9: The Math/Science Equity Project; Chapter 10: Shaping Youth's Identity through Student-Driven Research; Part IV: Strategies for Inclusion and Program Assessment; Chapter 11: From Mistrust to Collaboration; Chapter 12: Mapping Family-School Partnership Programs Through Theories of Action and Logic Models. Part V: Conclusion: Themes from Initiatives Including Families and Community Members in EducationCulminating Remarks on Family and Community Inclusion in Urban Education; About the Contributors; Editors; Authors